Capybaras In California
(Click on any of these pictures to see a bigger
version)
This is part of the
capybara exhibit at the Santa Barbara Zoo, with a view of the
mountains in the background. Clearly the beautiful California
scenery and weather is appreciated by many species. I'd never
seen capybaras having so much fun, as you can see from the
following pictures...
This is a capybara doing
backflips underwater (that's its belly and rear legs you see),
and...
This is a capybara about
to make a kind of dolphin leap, out of the water and back in
again (unfortunately this picture was taken a split second too
soon for the full effect...it was amazing).
And here are a couple more standard views of the
Santa Barbara capybaras.
This picture is from the Los Angeles Zoo where this capybara was heard vocalizing, which I had never heard before except in the sound clip (click here) that was sent to us by another capybara fan. There was someone working out behind the exhibit and this capybara sat at the gate and whistled at great length unsuccessfully trying to summon them.
8/31/04 update: A correspondent informs us that this capybara lately died and there are no capys currently at LA.
The following are courtesy of Alison Taub, the Capybara Page's Hollywood correspondent
Santa Ana
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